Christian Festivals & Bible Weeks - UK

Christian festivals, Bible weeks and major conferences throughout the UK. Some of these offer special rates to full-time Christian workers.

  • Bangor Worldwide Missionary Convention

    August in Bangor, Northern Ireland
    Bangor Worldwide Missionary Convention is an annual, 9 day Missions Conference, held towards the end of August in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
    Tel: 02891 817 845
    Location: Bangor, Co. Down
  • Cliff Festival

    In May, at Cliff College in the Peak District.
    Cliff Festival is an annual event where we spend time on God’s holy ground, learning from his word and worshiping together. We have a variety of venues, meeting and eating places, activities, seminars and stages for you to enjoy across the weekend.
    Tel: 01246 584200
    Location: Nr. Sheffield, South Yorkshire
  • CRE: Christian Resources Exhibition

    The Christian Resources Exhibition is the largest event of its kind in Europe, with regular exhibitions in London and regional exhibitions in cities like Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Exeter, Glasgow and Belfast.
    Tel: 0161 240 4500
    Location: St Helens, Merseyside
  • David's Tent

    August at Charlton Park, Wiltshire.
    David’s Tent is a 72-hour festival where people all around the world across different church denominations and expressions gather together to worship Jesus
    Location: Charlton Park, Wiltshire
  • TeenStreet UK

    July/Aug in Carnforth
    TeenStreet is a Christian youth event for teens aged 13-17. Join with Christian teens from around the UK for an action-packed week of teaching, small group time, worship, workshops, sports and more!
    Location: Carnforth, Lancashire
  • Awaken

    August in Lincolnshire
    Awaken is a new, fresh and exciting event for the Ground Level Network of Churches, our friends and partners (Previous known as Grapevine or The ONE Event)
    Location: Newark, Lincolnshire
  • Bible by the Beach

    April/May in Eastbourne
    Lively and contemporary in style, Bible by the Beach is a high quality, Bible-centred conference for all God's people. It attracts church groups, couples, families and individuals at all stages on their Christian journey.
    Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex
  • Big Church Festival

    May in West Sussex
    The Big Church Festival (formerly Big Church Day Out) is one of the UK's largest Christian events. Attendees come from all backgrounds, ages, denominations and church backgrounds.
    Location: Littlehampton, East Sussex
  • Cedarwood Festival

    July in North Yorkshire
    Cedarwood festival is a 3 day event at Thorp Perrow in North Yorkshire, with a vision to see the body of Christ united through Jesus in the North of England.
    Location: Thorp Perrow, North Yorkshire
  • Commission Festival

    August in Somerset
    The Commission Festival brings together the Commission family of churches for insightful teaching, powerful worship and personal encounters with the living God. 
    Location: Shelton Mallet, Somerset
  • Creation Fest

    July/August in Wadebridge, Cornwall.
    Creation Fest is a FREE music festival with a week of faith talks, family fun, skate and much more held at the Royal Cornwall Events Centre in Wadebridge.
    Tel: 0844 8794 703
    Location: Wadebridge, Cornwall
  • DTI (Dream the Impossible)

    July/August in Stafford
    A 5 day event run by Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland for young people aged 12-18.
    Tel: 0115 988 7067
    Location: Stafford, Staffs.
  • EMW Aber Conference

    August in Aberystwyth
    1,500 people gather to be refreshed by the Word.
    Tel: 01656 655886
    Location: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
  • Essence Christian Creative Festival

    June/July in Gower, South Wales
    Essence Christian Creative Festival is a family friendly event aimed at encouraging Gods people to be creative. The main themes are: Call together creatives, Draw out creativity in Gods people, Encourage and empower people to use creativity Essence is for those who are creative and those who don't think they are!
    Tel: 01792 527325
    Location: Llanmadoc, Swansea
  • Focus

    July in Newark.
    Focus is a gathering of the Holy Trinity Brompton church network to spend quality time together. It includes teaching, Big Top worship, a programme for all, friendships for life and transformational encounters with God.
    Location: Coddington, Newark
  • Greenbelt

    Greenbelt is powered by a group of passionate and dedicated folk who lovingly create a festival that strives to be an inter-generational celebration, inclusive and accepting of all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, background or belief.
    Tel: 020 7329 0038
    Location: London
  • Keswick at Portstewart

    July in Portstewart, Northern Ireland.
    Keswick at Portstewart was established in 1914, then known as 'The North of Ireland Keswick Convention'.
    Location: Portstewart, Londonderry
  • Keswick Convention

    July/August in Keswick, Cumbria.
    Every summer the town of Keswick hosts a three-week Convention, which attracts some 15,000 Christians from the UK and around the world.
    Tel: 01768 780075
    Location: Keswick, Cumbria
  • Keswick in Devon

    March in Sidmouth
    For the past 40 years, visitors have come to the East Devon seaside town of Sidmouth to join local Christians for five days of stimulating and challenging Bible teaching and ministry from some of the most gifted preachers ministering today.
    Location: Sidmouth, Devon
  • Limitless Festival

    August in Staffordshire.
    A festival for youth and young adults run by Elim.
    Location: Stafford, Staffordshire
  • Lionheart Festival UK

    July in Isle of Wight
    Lionheart Festival Uk will be hosting 3 days of evangelistic training with Christ For All Nations, then heading straight into this years Festival with worship, teaching, prayer, kids, youth, crèche, ministry tent and lots more.
    Location: Isle of Wight
  • Mission Worship

    November in Eastbourne
    An annual, long established 3 day conference in November which takes place in Eastbourne for worship leaders, musicians and worshippers. They are expecting around 750 delegates.
    Tel: 01323 50640
    Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex
  • New Horizon

    August in Coleraine, N. Ireland.
    New Horizon is a seven day Christian festival that takes place every year in August on the Ulster University campus in Coleraine. For overseas workers returning home to Ireland, New Horizon provides a Hospitality Fund.
    Tel: 028 2955 7157
    Location: Garvagh, Londonderry
  • New Life Conference

    August in Oswestry, Shropshire
    Tel: 07948 497751
    Location: Oswestry, Shropshire
  • New Wine Luminosity

    July/August in Shepton Mallet, Somerset
    LUMINOSITY is for young people aged 11 - 18 years, and will run at the same time as the New Wine UNITED.
    Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
  • New Wine National Leadership Conference

    February in Harrogate
    The programme will have TBA Speakers, Networking and Regional sessions and plenty of space for Worship & Ministry.
    Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
  • New Wine Summer Conference

    July/August in Shepton Mallet, Somerset
    United is New Wine's main event, taking place over one week each Summer. Every New Wine event is centred around worship, Word and Spirit and is aimed at serving the local church.
    Tel: 02085 676717
    Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
  • Newday

    July/August in Norwich, Norfolk
    First launched in 2004, Newday festival now welcomes more than 7,000 young people each year to the Norfolk Showground near Norwich in the UK.
    Location: Norwich, Norfolk
  • Openskies Festival

    August in Shanes Castle, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
    Openskies Festival is a 3 day worship festival located in Northern Ireland with a strong focus on prophetic and spirit filled worship without limitations.
    Location: Shanes Castle, Antrim
  • Refuel

    July in Fochabers, Scotland.
    Filling Station Scotland invites Christians from all over the UK and abroad to come together for a summer family festival upon the wonderful grounds of Gordon Castle Estate. This event is now free to attend.
    Location: Fochabers, Moray
  • Rocknations

    August in Bradford
    A conference for young people and their leaders to encounter Jesus and change their World. Split over two separate conferences.
    Tel: 01274 307233
    Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
  • Satellites

    August in Shepton Mallet
    Satellites is a brand-new event for young people, brought to you by the team at Youthscape. It’s a five-day gathering, designed to inspire teenagers to live with God at the centre of their lives for the other 360 days of the year.
    Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
  • Spree South West

    June in Exeter
    Spree South West is run by SWYM (South West Youth Ministries). Since 2003, Spree SW has grown from a small camp for a handful of groups with around 200-300 in attendance to a regional event for around 1500. The event is suitable for all children and young people age 8-17, wherever they are on their faith journey.
    Location: Exeter, Devon
  • Spring Harvest

    We're passionate about creating events and resources that make space for God to do his awe-inspiring work in and through all of us.
    Tel: 01825 769000
    Location: Uckfield, East Sussex
  • Summer Madness

    June/July in Antrim, Northern Ireland
    A festival that brings together young people from across the island of Ireland and from every background, for a chance to celebrate, connect and explore the significance of faith in their culture and community.
    Tel: 028 9067 3379
    Location: Portglenone, Antrim
  • The Gathering

    June in Swindon, Wiltshire
    A men's event of over 2000 people.
    Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
  • Wildfires

    August in West Sussex
    Wildfires is a three day festival at the Wiston Estate, West Sussex, UK. It was launched in 2018 as a joint adventure between 24-7 Prayer, Worship Central, Bible Society, Pioneer, Fusion, Big Church Day Out and Tearfund.
    Location: Steyning, West Sussex
  • Word Alive

    April in North Wales
    Word Alive’s aim can be summed up in the strap line, Serving the Church, Reaching the World. Our desire is to resource individuals and churches and so empower them in their mission to their local communities and the wider world.
    Location: Prestatyn